Beyond vitamin D (VD) effect on bone homeostasis, numerous physiological functions in
human health have been described for this versatile prohormone. In 2016, 95% of the …

Evidence is accumulating that vitamin D may have beneficial effects on respiratory tract,
autoimmune, neuro-degenerative, and mental diseases. The present umbrella review of …

Background Vitamin D, as an immunomodulator, may be related to the therapeutic effect of
asthma patients, but the research in this area is still controversial. The aim of this meta …

Asthma oxidative stress disturbances seem to enable supplementary proinflammatory
pathways, thus contributing to disease development and severity. The current study …

Tobacco smoking is endocrine-disrupting and may interfere with vitamin D endocrine
systems (VDES), but supporting evidence is limited and inconsistent. Also, there is a lack of …

Objectives We investigated whether 25‐hydroxyvitamin D concentration is independently
associated with dental caries among adults in the United States. Subjects and Methods This …

Background: Pediatric asthma is a prevalent disease and has a significant immunologic and
inflammatory nature. In recent years, the role of vitamin D3 in immunologic processes has …

In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the relationship that levels of vitamin D had
with eosinophil counts and IgE levels in 26 children with asthma (6-12 years of age) in the …

Objective: Maternal dietary undernutrition is known to be associated with the risk of vitamin
D (VD) deficiency. However, whether the risk of VD deficiency in women of reproductive age …

Tobacco smoke exposure is known to lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D)
concentrations. This study evaluated the association between passive smoking and vitamin …